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The SOLACE-AU Clinical Trial

A Multicentre, Non-Randomised Controlled Study of the Safety, Performance, Quality of Life and Cost Effectiveness Outcomes of the Edwards SAPIEN XT™ Transcatheter Heart Valve in an Australian Population

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01675596
Acronym
SOLACE-AU
Enrollment
199
Registered
2012-08-30
Start date
2012-04-30
Completion date
2018-08-08
Last updated
2019-04-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Severe, Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis

Keywords

Aortic Stenosis, Transfemoral, Transcatheter Heart Valve

Brief summary

The objective of the study is to observe the safety, efficacy and cost effectiveness of the Edwards SAPIEN XT valve for the treatment of severe calcific degenerative aortic stenosis.

Detailed description

This is a multi-centre, prospective, consecutively enrolled, non-randomized clinical trial. The comparatator group will consist of subjects undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement in Cohort A of the PARTNER II Trial \[NCT01314313\].

Interventions

Sponsors

Pacific Clinical Research Group
CollaboratorOTHER
Edwards Lifesciences
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
70 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age \> 70 years * STS Score \> 4 * Heart team agrees on eligibility including assessment that TAVR or AVR is appropriate

Exclusion criteria

* Age \<70 years * Evidence of an acute myocardial infarction ≤ 30 days * Aortic valve is a congenital unicuspid or congenital bicuspid valve, or is non-calcified * Stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 6 months of the procedure

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
VARC-2 Composite Safety Endpoint30 daysThe primary endpoint is a VARC-2 Composite. It comprises of 1. All cause mortality 2. All stroke 3. Life-threatening bleeding 4. Acute kidney injury - Stage 3 (including renal replacement therapy) 5. Coronary artery obstruction requiring intervention 6. Major vascular complications 7. Valve related dysfunction (requiring repeat procedure) A composite endpoint is an endpoint that is a combination of multiple components.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
All Cause Mortality30 days

Countries

Australia

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
TAVR With SAPIEN XT THV
SAPIEN XT™ THV with the NovaFlex and NovaFlex+ delivery systems. TAVR Implantation of the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Prosthesis: Operable subjects
199
Total199

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyDeath6
Overall StudyExit with other reason1
Overall StudyMissed Visit1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTAVR With SAPIEN XT THV
Age, Continuous85.5 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.51
NYHA I/II43 Participants
NYHA III/IV156 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
108 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
91 Participants
STS Score5.9 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.59

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
17 / 199
other
Total, other adverse events
182 / 199
serious
Total, serious adverse events
73 / 199

Outcome results

Primary

VARC-2 Composite Safety Endpoint

The primary endpoint is a VARC-2 Composite. It comprises of 1. All cause mortality 2. All stroke 3. Life-threatening bleeding 4. Acute kidney injury - Stage 3 (including renal replacement therapy) 5. Coronary artery obstruction requiring intervention 6. Major vascular complications 7. Valve related dysfunction (requiring repeat procedure) A composite endpoint is an endpoint that is a combination of multiple components.

Time frame: 30 days

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
TAVR With SAPIEN XT THVVARC-2 Composite Safety Endpoint12.1 percentage of patients
Secondary

All Cause Mortality

Time frame: 30 days

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
TAVR With SAPIEN XT THVAll Cause Mortality2.5 percentage of patients
Secondary

All Cause Mortality

Time frame: 12 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
TAVR With SAPIEN XT THVAll Cause Mortality8.5 percentage of participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026